Sunny ones 2 Flashcards
Dianthus plumarius family?
CAROPHYLLACEAE;CARO - PHYLL- ACEAE
Cerastium tomentosum family?
CAROPHYLLACEAE;CARO - PHYLL - ACEAE
Saponaria spp.
CAROPHYLLACEAE;CARO- PHYLL - ACEAE
Dianthus plumarius common names; 2?
Dianthus. Cottage Pinks.
What’s the main landscape use for CAROPHYLLACEAE?
Rock/Alpine gardens
When does Dianthus bloom from? And what is its most common hardiest colour?
May to July.;Pink.
What are the most notable characteristics of the CAROPHYLLACEAE family?
Swollen nodes. Leaf margins are entire. Montane plants.
Dianthus plumarius can be used in a sensory garden for ? But not ?
Taste, it’s edible. But not touch.
When not in flower Dianthus plumarius looks like what in the landscape
Grassy
Dianthus plumarius, cerastium tomentosum, saponaria are all mat forming ?
Ground covers
D.plumarius C.tomentosum and Saponaria spp. Should not be cut back in fall because they are?
Evergreens
Saponaria spp. Common name ?
Soapwort
Cerastium tomentosum will lose its tomentose leaves when it is planted in ?
Shade
Cerastium tomentosum common name?
Snow in summer
To keep grass out of Cerastium tomentosum it is important to leave what?
A buffer
Cerastium tomentosum blooms when? And what colour are it’s flowers?
White.
Saponaria spp. Needs to be ? In the landscape
Paired with other plants
What colours does Saponaria spp. Come in and when does it bloom?
Only pink. Blooms- spring/early summer.
Stachys byzantina family
LAMIACEAE
What will happen if Strachys byzantina is not in full sun
It will lose its hairs
What is Strachys byzantina used for in a sensory garden
Touch
When does S.byzantina bloom from? What colour are the flowers
Mid-summer till frost. Pink
Will S.byzantina grow under a lodge pole pine and invade a lawn
Yes
Stachys byzantina common name
Lambs Ear.